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CN107683552A - Multicore cable disconnection device - Google Patents

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CN107683552A
CN107683552A CN201680037864.8A CN201680037864A CN107683552A CN 107683552 A CN107683552 A CN 107683552A CN 201680037864 A CN201680037864 A CN 201680037864A CN 107683552 A CN107683552 A CN 107683552A
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M.E.莫斯托勒
C.G.戴利
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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Abstract

Multicore cable disconnection device (120) includes housing (140), the housing (140) has separable abutting end (142) and conductor termination end (144), and the conductor termination end (144) is configured to receive the wire (114) of power cable (110).The housing has multiple terminal rooms (174), and terminal (150) is in terminal room (174).Terminal respectively has base portion (200), the cooperation contact (202) from base portion extension and the wire contact (204) from base portion extension.The cooperation contact, which has, coordinates pad (206), the separable mating interface (208) for coordinating pad (206) to limit the terminal, the mating interface (208) are used to coordinate with the corresponding mating terminals of the mating connector.Wire contact has the multiple conductor interfaces (212) for being used for coordinating with multiple wires so that multiple wires are configured to be terminated to each terminal and joined altogether with each terminal.Wire maintenance spring (220) is received in the housing, the wire maintenance spring (220) each has at least one spring arm (224), and at least one spring arm (224) limits wire deck (292) with corresponding wire contact.Spring arm can be discharged, and wire is discharged from housing.

Description

Multicore cable disconnection device
Invention field
This paper themes are usually related to multicore cable disconnection device.
Background of invention
The various electric components that electrical system, such as illuminator are come in interconnection system using power cable, such as by electricity Source is connected to LED driver.Some systems are needed to multiple parts, such as multiple LED driver power supplies.For example, shone in street In bright lamp tool, there is provided have multiple LED arrays to supply required illumination.Each LED array is controlled by corresponding LED driver. Each LED driver needs to be separately connected to power supply.Typically, the civil power input from power supply separates from 3 leader cables, and makes Each LED driver is branched off into the connecting part of such as wiring nut etc.When multiple branch cables are connected with wiring nut When being connected to civil power input, encounter difficulties.For example, one or more wires may terminate incorrect, cause what is associated with the wire LED driver failure.Termination using wiring nut can be time-consuming and bulky.In addition, when a LED driver failure simultaneously When needing to replace, it is impossible to simply remove a LED driver and the cable of association.It is opposite, it is necessary to wire by whole Disengaged from wiring nut.
Solve the problems, such as it is to need a kind of multicore cable disconnection device solution, it allows in the common multiple power cables of connection Wire, and allow the wire therefrom releasably to be done over again.
Brief summary of the invention
The solution is provided by a kind of multicore cable disconnection device, the multicore cable disconnection device includes housing, described Housing has separable abutting end and conductor termination end, and the separable abutting end is used to coordinate with mating connector, and And the conductor termination end is configured to receive the wire of power cable.The housing has multiple terminal rooms.Terminal is received in In corresponding terminal room.Terminal respectively has base portion, coordinates contact and the wire contact from base portion extension from base portion extension.It is described Coordinate contact to have and coordinate pad, the separable mating interface for coordinating pad to limit the terminal, the mating interface For coordinating with the corresponding mating terminals of the mating connector.Wire contact has multiple for coordinating with multiple wires Conductor interface so that multiple wires are configured to be terminated to each terminal and joined altogether with each terminal.Wire maintenance spring is received in In the housing, the wire maintenance spring each has at least one spring arm, at least one spring arm with it is corresponding Wire contact limits wire deck.Spring arm can be discharged, and wire is discharged from housing.
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Illustrated referring now to accompanying drawing and describe the present invention, in figure:
Fig. 1 shows the electrical system formed according to exemplary embodiment.
Fig. 2 shows electrical system, and there is shown with multicore cable disconnection device to be coupled together.
Fig. 3 shows electrical system, prepares to be used to coordinate there is shown with multicore cable disconnection device.
Fig. 4 is the exploded view according to one of the multicore cable disconnection device of an exemplary embodiment.
Fig. 5 is the cross-sectional view of a part for the cable connector assembly of electrical system, and it illustrates multicore cable disconnecting Device is coupled together.
Fig. 6 is the rear view of the multicore cable disconnection device in assembled state.
Fig. 7 is the partial cross section view of a part for multicore cable disconnection device, shows that wire extend into multicore cable and broken Connect in device.
Fig. 8 is the partial cross section view of a part for multicore cable disconnection device, shows that wire is terminated to multicore cable Disconnection device.
Fig. 9 is the partial cross section view of a part for multicore cable disconnection device, shows wire from multicore cable disconnection device Release.
Figure 10 shows the electrical system formed according to exemplary embodiment, and there is shown with the preparation of the part of the electrical system For coordinating.
Figure 11 shows the electrical system shown in Figure 10, illustrated therein is the part coordinated.
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In one embodiment, there is provided multicore cable disconnection device, it includes housing, and the housing has separable match somebody with somebody End and conductor termination end are closed, the separable abutting end is used to coordinate with mating connector, and the conductor termination end constructs Into the wire for receiving power cable.The housing has multiple terminal rooms.Terminal is received in corresponding terminal room.Terminal is each With base portion, coordinate contact and the wire contact from base portion extension from base portion extension.The cooperation contact, which has, coordinates pad, The separable mating interface for coordinating pad to limit the terminal, the mating interface are used for and the mating connector Corresponding mating terminals coordinate.Wire contact has the multiple conductor interfaces for being used for coordinating with multiple wires so that multiple wires It is configured to be terminated to each terminal and joins altogether with each terminal.Wire maintenance spring is received in the housing, and the wire is consolidated Position spring each has at least one spring arm, and the spring arm limits wire deck with corresponding wire contact.Spring arm energy Release, wire is discharged from housing.
In another embodiment, there is provided cable connector assembly, it has more than first and second to be electrically connected Core cable disconnection device.First and second multicore cable disconnection device are identicals and nonpolarity (hermaphroditic), and Invert 180 ° relative to each other when being linked together.First and second multicore cable disconnection device each include housing, the shell Body has:Separable abutting end, it is used to coordinate with mating connector;With conductor termination end, it is configured to receive electric power electricity The wire of cable.The housing has multiple terminal rooms.Terminal is received in corresponding terminal room.Terminal respectively has base portion, from Base portion extension coordinates contact and the wire contact from base portion extension.The cooperation contact, which has, coordinates pad, described to coordinate weldering Disk limits the separable mating interface of the terminal, and the mating interface is used for the corresponding cooperation with the mating connector Terminal coordinates.Wire contact has the multiple conductor interfaces for being used for coordinating with multiple wires so that multiple wires are configured to be held It is connected to each terminal and joins altogether with each terminal.Wire maintenance spring is received in the housing, and the wire maintenance spring is each With at least one spring arm, the spring arm limits wire deck with corresponding wire contact.Spring arm can discharge, and will lead Line discharges from housing.
In another embodiment, there is provided there is illuminator, the illuminator includes the lamp component with multiple LED arrays, Each LED array is powered by corresponding LED driver, and corresponding LED driver has the electric power of the association from its extension Cable.Illuminator includes the cable connector assembly to power cable power supply.Cable connector assembly includes first and second Multicore cable disconnection device.Multiple power cables terminate to the first multicore cable disconnection device.First multicore cable disconnection device includes shell Body, the housing have:Separable abutting end, it is used to coordinate with mating connector;With conductor termination end, it is configured to connect Receive the wire of power cable.The housing has multiple terminal rooms.Terminal is received in corresponding terminal room.Terminal respectively has Base portion, coordinate contact and the wire contact from base portion extension from base portion extension.The cooperation contact, which has, coordinates pad, described Pad is coordinated to limit the separable mating interface of the terminal, the mating interface is used for corresponding to the mating connector Mating terminals coordinate.Wire contact has the multiple conductor interfaces for being used for coordinating with multiple wires so that multiple wire constructions Into being terminated to each terminal and join altogether with each terminal.Wire maintenance spring is received in the housing, the wire maintenance bullet Spring each has at least one spring arm, and the spring arm limits wire deck with corresponding wire contact.Spring arm can discharge, So that wire to be discharged from housing.Second multicore cable disconnection device is identical with the first multicore cable disconnection device.Second multicore cable breaks Connect device and be connected to the first multicore cable disconnection device.Second multicore cable disconnection device is configured with feed cable, the power supply electricity Cable is powered to the terminal of the second multicore cable disconnection device, to break in the terminal of the second multicore cable disconnection device and the first multicore cable The separable interface between the terminal of device is connect, the terminal of the first multicore cable disconnection device is electrically being powered.
Fig. 1 shows the electrical system 100 formed according to exemplary embodiment.Electrical system 100 is included to electrically connect The cable connector assembly 102 of one or more electric components 104,106.In one exemplary embodiment, cable connector group Part 102 is used to use power cable 110,112 by one or more electric components 104 and one or more electric components 106 Connection.The multicore cable disconnecting that cable connector assembly 102 includes electrically connecting power cable 110 and power cable 112 Device 120,122.In one exemplary embodiment, each power cable 110 includes multiple conducting wires 114, such as live wire, zero line and ground Line.Power cable 110,112 can include any number of wire 114, and be not limited to 3 as shown in illustrative embodiments Line power cable.In an illustrated embodiment, a power cable 110 is connected to multicore cable disconnection device 120, and more electric power Cable 112 is connected to multicore cable disconnection device 122.Any number of power cable 110,112 can be connected to multicore cable and break Connect device 120,122.Multicore cable disconnection device 120,122 is splicing and/or join altogether various power cables 110,112.One In exemplary embodiment, multicore cable disconnection device 120,122 is identical, and non-polar.
Electrical system 100 can be used in various applications.For example, in one exemplary embodiment, electrical system 100 is illumination System, hereinafter it is properly termed as illuminator 100.Illuminator 100 includes lamp component 130, and the lamp component 130 is used as illumination should Part.For example, lamp component 130 can be street lighting luminaire or another type of illuminator.The not office of electrical system 100 It is limited to illuminator.For example, electrical system 100 can be HVAC unit, wherein AC electric power enters the unit, and can be by Multicore cable disconnection device 120 shunts multiple plant runnings so that in unit, such as fan, console, humidifier, etc..Electricity Gas system can be another device, such as household electrical appliance, wherein AC electric power enter household electrical appliance (for example, washing machine) and then by The shunting of multicore cable disconnection device is with to other parts, such as motor, console etc. power supply.
Lamp component 130 can include one or more lighting devices, such as LED array 132.LED array 132 is driven by LED Dynamic device 134 controls.In an illustrated embodiment, LED array 132 and LED driver 134 limit the various of electrical system 100 Electric component 106.Power cable 112 is connected electrically between multicore cable disconnection device 122 and LED driver 134.LED driver 134 can include circuit board or other parts.Alternatively, LED array 132 and LED driver 134 can be common circuit boards Part.Alternatively, other cable or wires can extend between LED driver 134 and LED array 132.
Illuminator 100 can be powered by power supply 136.For example, power cable 110 can be connected electrically in power supply 136 and more Between core cable disconnection device 120.Power supply 136 can be such as AC power from breaker.Power supply 136 can limit electrically One of part 104.Multicore cable disconnection device 120,122 can arrive the electric power engagement from power supply 136 and multiple LED drivers More power lines of 134 connections.
In alternative embodiments, other electric components 104,106 can be provided in illuminator 100.Alternatively, its Its power cable 110 may be electrically connected to multicore cable disconnection device 120.For example, other power cables 110 can be from multicore Cable disconnection device 120 extends to LED driver or another electronic unit.Thus, multicore cable disconnection device 120 can be used as engagement Device or the work of pigtail tube connector.
Fig. 2 shows illuminator 100, shows that multicore cable disconnection device 120,122 is coupled together.Fig. 3 is shown Illuminator 100, show that multicore cable disconnection device 120,122 prepares to be used to coordinate.Multicore cable disconnection device 120,122 is connected in Together, to electrically connect power cable 110,112, thus electrically connect electric component 104,106 (see Fig. 1).
In one exemplary embodiment, multicore cable disconnection device 120,122 is non-polar to be determined relative to each other with 180 ° To for coupling therewith.In being described later on, on multicore cable disconnection device 120 or multicore cable disconnection device 122 to part or Features illustrate, and still, these parts or features can apply to another multicore cable disconnection device 120,122.
Multicore cable disconnection device 120 includes housing 140, and housing 140 has separable abutting end 142, described separable Abutting end 142 be used for coordinate with mating connector, such as multicore cable disconnection device 122.Housing 140 has conductor termination end 144, the conductor termination end 144 is configured to receive the wire 114 of one or more power cable 110.Terminal 150 (Fig. 3) quilt Reception is kept in housing 140, and by housing 140.The wire 114 of power cable 110 is configured to be electrically connected to terminal 15, such as It is connected at conductor termination end 144.Terminal 150 is configured to be electrically connected to the mating terminals 150 of multicore cable disconnection device 122.
In one exemplary embodiment, multicore cable disconnection device 120 includes breech lock 152, and breech lock 152 is from housing 140 can First end 154 at or near the abutting end 142 of separation extends.Housing 140 includes capture portion 156, and capture portion 156 is from first End 154 it is opposite, at the separable abutting end 142 near the second end 158 extend.In an illustrated embodiment, first end 154 limit the bottom of multicore cable disconnection device 120, and the second end 158 limits the top of multicore cable disconnection device 120, while first End 154 limits the top of the second multicore cable disconnection device 122, and the second end 158 limits the bottom of the second multicore cable disconnection device 122 End.Alternatively, breech lock 152 can include latch release device 160, for the capture by breech lock 152 from multicore cable disconnection device 122 Portion 156 discharges.Breech lock 152 is deflection, release and disengaging for multicore cable disconnection device 120,122.Breech lock 152 can have There is slope to introduce surface, to guide breech lock 152 and the capture portion 156 of another multicore cable disconnection device 122 to coordinate.
Alternatively, multicore cable disconnection device 120 can have keyed feature portion 162,164, for multicore cable disconnection device 120 Coordinate with the key of multicore cable disconnection device 122.For example, in an illustrated embodiment, keyed feature portion 162 is slit, and is bonded Features 164 are structured to the tongue piece or jut being received in keyed feature portion 162.In alternative embodiments, it is possible to provide Other types of keyed feature portion.Other multicore cable disconnection device can have the keyed feature portion in other positions, be used for Coordinate with corresponding multicore cable disconnection device key.
Fig. 4 is the exploded view according to the multicore cable disconnection device 120 of an exemplary embodiment.Multicore cable disconnection device 120 Housing 140 including keeping terminal 150.In one exemplary embodiment, housing 140 is more than one piece sandwich type element, is included in separable Abutting end 142 at front shell 170, and the wire retention 172 at conductor termination end 144.Front shell 170 and lead Wire maintainer 172 is structured to the single part being linked together.Alternatively, front shell 170 and wire retention 172 can Be can for example by injection molding mould insulating element.
Front shell 170 has the multiple terminal rooms 174 for receiving corresponding terminal 150.Terminal room 174 can be in anterior shell The rear end of body 170 is opened, and terminal 150 can be encased in terminal room 174 by open rear end.Partition wall 176 will Terminal room 174 separates.Partition wall 176 can be electrically isolated from one by terminal 150.Partition wall 176 can be limited for terminal 150 Mounting structure, terminal 150 is mounted and fixed in front shell 170.
Wire retention 172 includes the base portion 180 that can be connected to front shell 170.Wire retention 172 is included therefrom The multiple wire guides 182 extended through.Wire guide 182 is configured to receive corresponding wire 114, and can be stretched in wire 114 When entering into wire guide 182, wire 114 is guided into and electrically connected with corresponding terminal 150.
Terminal 150 each has base portion 200, the cooperation contact 202 extended from base portion 200, and extend from base portion 200 and with Coordinate the relative wire contact 204 of contact 202.In an illustrated embodiment, contact 202 is coordinated in the front of base portion 200 substantially water Flat extension ground orientation.Coordinate contact 202 to have and coordinate pad 206, coordinate pad 206 to limit for the separable of terminal 150 Mating interface 208, for coordinating with the corresponding mating terminals 150 of multicore cable disconnection device 122 (see Fig. 3).Coordinate contact 202 include spring arm 210, for when with the cooperation of the mating terminals 150 of the second multicore cable disconnection device 122, support to coordinate weldering Disk 206 simultaneously will coordinate pad 206 against the fexible bias pressure of mating terminals 150.Spring arm 210, which can be arranged on, coordinates contact 202 Far-end.Alternatively, pad 206 is coordinated to be substantitally planar.Alternatively, coordinate pad 206 to be bending, or Person is arch.
Wire contact 204, which has, to be used to connect from multiple wires that the multiple conducting wires 114 of different power cables 110,112 coordinate Mouth 212 so that multiple conducting wires 114 are configured to terminate to each terminal 150, and join altogether with each terminal 150.Alternatively, wire contact 204 can include one or more tongue pieces 214, and each tongue piece 214 limits one or more conductor interfaces 212.Alternatively, tongue piece 214 can bend along different directions.In an illustrated embodiment, the tongue piece 214 of wire contact 204 is vertically-oriented, and constructs It is used to coordinate with wire 114 into being encased in corresponding terminal room 174.Thus, the wire contact 204 of terminal 150 is arranged vertically, And stacked in housing 140.Each electric power electricity that each terminal 150 is configured to and extend into the conductor termination end 144 of housing 140 Different wires 114 in cable 110 (or 112) electrically connect.Conductor interface 212 is arranged in different erect along wire contact 204 To at height, for electrically connecting to the different wires 114 in different power cables 110 (or 112).For example, conductor interface 212 can be aligned with the corresponding wire guide 182 being in along wire contact 204 at different vertical heights.
In one exemplary embodiment, multicore cable disconnection device 120 includes being configured to be received in front shell 170 Wire maintenance spring 220.Wire maintenance spring 220 is associated with corresponding terminal 150 and used.Wire maintenance spring 220 and terminal 150 limit wire deck, for corresponding wire 114 to be captured in multicore cable disconnection device 120.For example, wire 114 can be with Extend into corresponding wire guide 182, and be oppressed or be clipped between wire maintenance spring 220 and corresponding terminal 150, with Electrical connection is formed between wire 114 and terminal 150.
In an illustrated embodiment, wire maintenance spring 220 is the separate part of opposing terminal 150, and including base portion 222 and one or more spring arms 224.Alternatively, wire maintenance spring 220 can be with terminal 150 integrally, such as from terminal 150 is stamped and shaped and be made.In an illustrated embodiment, each wire maintenance spring 220 includes multiple spring arms 224, wherein Each spring arm 224 is associated with corresponding wire guide 182 and is configured to receive different wires 114.Alternatively, it can set Multiple wire maintenance springs, and each terminal 150 is associated with, wherein each wire maintenance spring includes single spring arm.Will Wire maintenance spring 220 is arranged to allow with the more different types of material manufacture wire compared with terminal 150 from the separation of terminal 150 Maintenance spring 220.For example, terminal 150 can be made of the material of the characteristic with satisfactory electrical conductivity, and such as copper, and wire is consolidated Position spring 220 can be made of the material of the characteristic with good mechanical integrity or elastic force, such as stainless steel.Spring arm 224 are included to oppress wire 114 and wire 114 is maintained to the edge 226 in multicore cable disconnection device 120.In spring arm Wire deck can be limited between 224 edge 226 and the conductor interface 212 of wire contact 204.
Include multiple contact holders 240 at separable abutting end 142 referring back to Fig. 3, housing 140 in addition With the multiple protective covers 242 for being associated with corresponding contact holder 240.Contact holder 240 and protective cover 242 limit multicore The non-polar mating interface of cable disconnection device 120.Protective cover 242 covers contact holder 240.Contact holder 240 is kept The cooperation contact 202 of corresponding terminal 150 so that coordinate part exposure of the pad 206 along contact retainer 240, be used for Coordinate with the mating terminals 150 of the second multicore cable disconnection device 122.
Contact holder 240 each has front end 244, the side 246,248 to be extended back from front end 244, from front end 244 The outer end 250 to be extended back between side 246,248, and the inner 252 opposite with outer end 250.The inner 252 is towards corresponding Protective cover 242.The inner 252 can have opening, and coordinate pad 206 can the exposure in the opening on the inner 252.In phase Gap 254 can be provided between adjacent contact holder 240.Side 246,248 is across the face each other of gap 254.
Protective cover 242 has multiple walls, and the multiple wall limits depression 260.Depression 260 is dimensioned, be formed and by It is arranged to when multicore cable disconnection device 120,122 is linked together, the contact for receiving the second multicore cable disconnection device 122 is kept Device 240.For example, depression 260 can have the volume more bigger than the volume (for example, height, length, width) of contact holder 240. Depression 260 is limited by the side wall 262 to be extended back from the front end 264 of protective cover 242.Protective cover 242 has between side wall 262 The outer end 266 of extension, outer end 266 are relative with contact holder 240.Protective cover 242 is open along the inner, coordinates contact with exposure 202.In one exemplary embodiment, side wall 262 is aligned with gap 254, and contact holder 240 is aligned with depression 260.Example Such as, in an illustrated embodiment, contact holder 240 is arranged less than the depression 260 of corresponding protective cover 242.
Second multicore cable disconnection device 122 inverts 180 °, so that the contact holder of the second multicore cable disconnection device 122 240 are positioned at protective cover 242 and the top of corresponding depression 260.When the second multicore cable disconnection device 122 is connected to the first multicore electricity During cable disconnection device 120, the depression 260 of protective cover 242 receives corresponding contact holder 240, and the cooperation contact of terminal 150 202 are electrically connected.
Multicore cable disconnection device 120,122 have from contact holder 240 and protective cover 242 limit it is non-polar with Interface.Alternatively, the contact holder 240 at front end 244,264 and protective cover 242 can be chamfered or have introducing table Face, for guiding the cooperation of multicore cable disconnection device 120,122.Key is respectively equipped with protective cover 242 and contact holder 240 Close features 162,164.
Fig. 5 is the cross-sectional view of a part for cable connector assembly 102, shows multicore cable disconnection device 120,122 It is coupled together.Terminal 150 is received in corresponding terminal room 174.Terminal room 174 extends through contact at least in part Retainer 240, and coordinate contact 202 to be exposed at the front end of terminal room 174.Touched in cooperation the front end of contact holder 240 First 202 front arrangement.
Coordinate the spring arm 210 of contact 202 to engage contact holder 240, pad 206 will be coordinated to be outwardly directed to bullet each other Property bias, so as to by the fexible bias pressure of terminal 150 of multicore cable disconnection device 120,122 into electrically engaging each other.Alternatively, spring arm 210 can be at least partially compressed or deflect when coordinating, to ensure that the fexible bias pressure against each other of pad 206 will be coordinated.
Fig. 6 is the rear view of the multicore cable disconnection device 120 in assembled state.Before wire retention 172 is connected to Portion's housing 170, and wire guide 182 is configured to receive corresponding wire 114 (see Fig. 2).In an illustrated embodiment, wire guide 182 arrange in rows and columns.Wire guide 182 per a line is configured to receive the wire of corresponding power cable 110 (or 112) 114.Alternatively, wire guide 182 can be with coloud coding, to indicate which wire 114 should be inserted into which wire guide 182.For example, Left wire guide 182 in per a line can be configured to receive zero line, and the wire guide 182 of the centre in every a line can be configured to Ground wire is received, and the right wire guide 182 in every a line can be configured to receive live wire or power line.Wire guide in each row 182 are configured to receive the wire of same type so that the wire of same type is each linked to identical terminal 150 altogether.For example, Whole ground wires are linked to identical terminal altogether, and whole zero lines is linked to identical terminal altogether, and whole live wires joins altogether Identical terminal.Depending on the number for the power cable that multicore cable disconnection device is coupled to altogether to electricity, arbitrary number can be set Row wire guide 182.In an illustrated embodiment, multicore cable disconnection device 120 is to common up to three power cables.
In one exemplary embodiment, wire 114 can discharge from multicore cable disconnection device 120, with to multicore electricity Cable disconnection device 120 is done over again or rewiring.In one exemplary embodiment, wire retention 172 includes wire release slit 270, wire release slit 270 can receive instrument with by wire 114 out of wire guide 182 and multicore cable disconnection device 120 Wire deck discharges.Alternatively, each wire 114 can discharge respectively, and thus, be released in some wires to do over again or again During wiring, other wires 114 can not be released.
Fig. 7-9 is the partial cross section view of a part for multicore cable disconnection device 120.Fig. 7, which is shown, extend into multicore electricity Wire 114 in cable disconnection device 120.Fig. 8 shows the wire 114 for terminating to multicore cable disconnection device 120.Fig. 9, which is shown, to be led Line 114 discharges from multicore cable disconnection device 120.
By the end of the sheath 280 for peeling off wire 114 and a part for the sheath 280 of wire 114 is removed, to expose The conductor 282 of wire 114, wire 114 is prepared to be used to be connected to multicore cable disconnection device 120.Conductor 282 can be solid leads Body, or can be multiply conductor.Wire guide 182 is sized to receive conductor 282, and can be sized to receive shield Set 280.Wire guide 182 can include being used for the wire conduct 290 being directed to wire 114 in multicore cable disconnection device 120.
Wire 114 is loaded into wire guide 182 (Fig. 7) so that conductor 282, which is extend into, is limited to wire maintenance spring In wire deck 292 between 220 and wire contact 204.Wire maintenance spring 220 is maintained in front shell 170, such as In slit 294, and spring arm 224 extends towards the conductor interface 212 of wire contact 204.When wire 114 extend into wire When in deck 292, (Fig. 8) spring arm 210 can deflect away from wire contact 204 at least in part.The edge of spring arm 224 226 are engaged and are pressed against conductor 282, and wire 114 is maintained in multicore cable disconnection device 120.Conductor 282 is by spring arm 210 The conductor interface 212 of wire contact 204 is pressed against, is electrically connected with being formed between conductor 282 and terminal 150.
By the way that spring arm 210 is discharged from conductor 282, wire 114 can be discharged (figure from multicore cable disconnection device 120 9).Instrument 296 is used to release spring arm 210.Instrument 296 loads through wire release slit 270, and engages spring arm 210 To force spring arm 210 away from conductor 282.In one exemplary embodiment, front shell 170 includes adjacent springs arm 210 Overstress features 298, to limited spring arm 210 release and thus prevent the overstress of spring arm 210 (for example, plasticity Deformation).After wire 114 is removed from multicore cable disconnection device 120, spring arm 210 can be released and return to normal position (see Fig. 7).
Figure 10 shows the electrical system 300 formed according to exemplary embodiment, shows that its part prepares to be used to coordinate.Figure 11 show the electrical system 300 that part is coordinated.Electrical system 300 includes being installed on the circuit board 304 in frame 306 Electric connector 302.Circuit board 304 can be LED driver or another electronic unit.Multicore cable disconnection device 120 is configured to electricity It is connected to electric connector 302.Electric connector 302 includes the mating interface similar with multicore cable disconnection device 122, including contact is protected Holder 308 and protective cover 310.Electric connector 302 includes the terminal (not shown) for being configured to be electrically connected to circuit board 304, such as Electrically connected by welding procedure, through hole mounting process, or by other techniques.Electric power can be supplied to by power cable 110 Electric connector 302.Other power cables can extend to other parts from multicore cable disconnection device 120, such as other LED Driver.In other embodiments, electric power can be supplied to multicore cable disconnection device 120 by electric connector 302 from circuit board.

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1. multicore cable disconnection device (120), including:
Housing (140), the housing (140) have abutting end (142) and conductor termination end (144), and the abutting end (142) is used Coordinate in mating connector (122), the conductor termination end (144) is configured to receive the wire of power cable (110) (114), the housing has multiple terminal rooms (174);
Terminal (150), the terminal (150) are received in corresponding terminal room, the terminal each have base portion (200), Cooperation contact (202) from base portion extension and the wire contact (204) from base portion extension, the cooperation contact tool There are cooperation pad (206), the separable mating interface (208) for coordinating pad (206) to limit the terminal, the cooperation Interface (208) is used to coordinate with the corresponding mating terminals of the mating connector, the wire contact have be used for it is multiple Multiple conductor interfaces (212) that wire coordinates so that multiple wires are configured to terminate to each terminal and joined altogether with each terminal;With
Wire maintenance spring (220), the wire maintenance spring (220) are received in the housing, each wire maintenance spring With at least one spring arm (224), at least one spring arm (224) limits wire deck with corresponding wire contact (292), the spring arm can be discharged so that the wire to be discharged from the housing.
2. multicore cable disconnection device (120) according to claim 1, wherein the terminal (150) connects electric power, and by electricity Power distributes to multiple power cables (110).
3. multicore cable disconnection device (120) according to claim 1, wherein the separable cooperation of the housing (140) It is non-polar to hold (142), and is configured to limiting the mating connector (122), the second multicore cable disconnection device (122) the housing of identical second (140) coordinates.
4. multicore cable disconnection device (120) according to claim 1, wherein the conductor termination end (144) includes construction Into the multiple wire guides (182) for receiving corresponding wire (114), the wire deck (292) be aligned with corresponding wire guide with Receive the wire.
5. multicore cable disconnection device (120) according to claim 4, in addition to wire release slit (270), the wire Release slit (270) is associated with corresponding wire guide (182), and the wire (114) is released from the wire deck (292) Put.
6. multicore cable disconnection device (120) according to claim 1, wherein the housing (140) be included in it is separable Front shell (170) on the abutting end (142) and the wire retention (172) on the conductor termination end (144), institute State wire retention and be connected to the front shell, the front shell keeps the terminal (150), the wire retention tool There is wire guide (182), when the wire is extend into the wire guide, the wire guide (182) draws the wire (114) Lead into and electrically connected with the wire contact (204).
7. multicore cable disconnection device (120) according to claim 1, wherein the terminal (150) it is vertically arranged and It is stacked in the housing (140), each terminal and each power cable extending into the conductor termination end (144) of the housing (110) different conductor (114) electrical connection, the conductor interface (212) is arranged in different along the wire contact (204) In vertical height, for being electrically connected to the different conductor of different power cables.
8. multicore cable disconnection device (120) according to claim 1, come from wherein each terminal (150) is configured to electric connection altogether The wire (114) of at least three different power cables (110).
9. multicore cable disconnection device (120) according to claim 1, wherein the spring of the wire maintenance spring (220) Arm (224) can be bent toward and away from corresponding wire contact (204), and the spring arm, which each has, is configured to capture in phase The edge (226) of the wire (114) at conductor interface (212) place answered.
10. multicore cable disconnection device (120) according to claim 1, wherein the housing (140) is separable described Abutting end (142) place includes multiple contact holders (240) and multiple protective covers for being associated with corresponding contact holder (242), the protective cover (242) covers these contact holders, and the contact holder is kept for matching somebody with somebody for corresponding terminal (150) Close contact (202), it is described coordinate contact cooperation pad (206) along the contact holder exposure for the cooperation The mating terminals of connector coordinate.
11. multicore cable disconnection device (120) according to claim 1, wherein the housing be included in it is separable described From the breech lock of first end extension at or near abutting end, and the housing is included at or near the separable abutting end The capture portion extended from second end opposite with the first end.
12. multicore cable disconnection device (120) according to claim 1, wherein the separable abutting end bag of the housing Include non-polar keyed feature portion.
13. multicore cable disconnection device (120) according to claim 1, wherein each wire maintenance spring include with it is described more The corresponding multiple spring arms of individual conductor interface.
14. multicore cable disconnection device (120) according to claim 1, wherein the wire maintenance spring to it is described corresponding Terminal it is integral.
15. multicore cable disconnection device (120) according to claim 1, wherein the housing includes overstress features, institute Overstress features are stated adjacent to the spring arm, to limit the release of the spring arm.
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